cool beans coffee roasters

small, hip coffeeshopthat is the real deal. experienced roasters do the beans in store (check out big red!) so you are getting the freshest, best grinds. the diabetes-inducing sweets are also home made locally and i have tried most of them. if i’m at the square in marietta, this is my stop.... even with no drive through, this beats the charbux not a block away. the only caveat to this place is that it is small inside-and always packed, no matter the time of day, so wrangling a table is a crapshoot..... thankfully there are plenty of tables outside in the courtyard, but the wifi can get spotty out there and the freakin’ train.... whoa.... pretty unbearable (but that’s anywhere in the vicinity-inside or out. man, that thing is loud!) worth the stop of you like real coffee.

... this week i would like to introduce you to a coffeeshopin marietta square called cool beans coffeeroasters . atmosphere- i stopped into cool beans on a sunday evening and the place was buzzing with noise and people. theshopis on the smaller side and is made of mainly café tables and chairs, with a few added cozy, cushiony chairs that when used, places you right in the middle of the ordering line...awkward. there were some older couples, a group of friends playing a card game, lots of teenagers, and some college kids studying in a corner nook decorated with a mural of van gogh’s starry night. the baristas were scurrying around behind the espresso bar and yelling out drinks over the loud rock music that was playing.  the card-playing group kept spontaneously yelling out “bs!” to go along with their game. people were coming and going, carefully maneuvering around each other and furniture in the slightly-cramped space. the atmosphere was all-too rambunctious to concentrate on my book and the outdoor patio seating wasn't an option due to the freezing january temperature, so i just sat back and enjoyed my drink and the art for sale adorning the walls.  overall, theshopwas a little too hectic and hippy/grungy for my taste.  

fabulous iced latte. i was skeptical when my husband offered to buy me an iced latte at cool beans in marietta. i hastily told him i only like starbucks. but as we drew near theshopit smelled so i good i said i'd give it a try. to my utter delight my iced latte was absolutely delicious! i'm hooked now. it was better than starbucks with a really bold flavor which i love. i might add i drink decaf lattes and for anyone who does and also enjoys the stong flavor of espresso, this is the place to go.

mad skills. love this place. love the local art. love the freshly roasted beans. sure -- cb is generally grimy and understaffed, but the baristas are some of the best around. went in last night for a doppio espresso ristretto and the guy behind the counter prepared it beautifully. (try ordering a ristretto at a chainshop-- seriously. deer. in. headlights). where else in marietta -- and i mean marietta proper, not smyrna or roswell -- can you drink a hand-prepared shot out of a square ceramic mug while tom waits warbles idly in the air?

a good coffeeshopin it's own right, but the real reason i love cool beans is the selection of fresh roasted whole beans. if you like coffee at least a little bit, do yourself a favor: forsake grocery store coffee forever and buy your beans here. except for the kona, it's not much more expensive, and the quality is unbeatable.

very cute coffee shop. we were looking for something different than the typical starbucks and that's what we found! this is a quaint little coffeeshopthat is a great place to hang out!